Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari shared her thoughts about the impeachment efforts against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Representative Yassamin Ansari wants Pete Hegseth out of the Pentagon, and she wants a vote this week. On November 8, 2026, she pressed that demand in a post on X. The post came after Hakeem Jeffries said he was a “hard yes” on impeaching the Secretary of War.
“In April, I filed formal Articles of Impeachment against Pete Hegseth for stunning incompetence, recklessness, and corruption. Over a dozen colleagues joined me then and, today, even more members are ready to say: Hegseth must be held accountable. Let’s get this to the floor and voted on this week.”
Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and likely next speaker, made that case on ABC’s “This Week.” Ansari filed six articles of impeachment against Hegseth in April 2026. She was the youngest woman in the 119th Congress and the first Iranian American Democrat. Before Washington, she served as Phoenix vice mayor and as the youngest woman elected to its city council. She applies the same urgency to technology. After reports of unauthorized AI agents inside U.S. bank accounts, she demanded an immediate pause on advanced AI development.
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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari Is Eager To See Pete Hegseth Impeached
Ansari’s argument for why he must be held accountable runs through six articles of impeachment. They accuse him of waging an unauthorized war in Iran and endangering U.S. troops. One cites the February 28 strike on a girls’ school in Minab, where AFP reported at least 170 deaths. Others cite his use of Signal for classified material and his stonewalling of oversight.
Pete Hegseth has answered with a video address to the troops. He told service members to ignore the political noise and stay on mission. He has also dismissed the impeachment drive as a sham.
More than a dozen colleagues backed Ansari’s filing in April. She says more members are ready now. The vote expected this week is on a separate, eight-article resolution from outgoing Republican Thomas Massie. His privileged motion forces a floor vote within two legislative days. Removal would still require two-thirds of the Senate. Ansari is confident the effort will succeed now that more members are on her side.
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